Capd

[Caroll]

I have a 10 year old son in Gr 4, recently diagnosed with Central Auditory Processing Disorder. He also has visual processing problems. I do visual training with him and I intend taking him out of school in June to try and get him up to standard at home. He is quite capable in a one on one situation, but looses it in the classroom. Has anybody experience with this and I would really appreciate suggestions as how to help him. He is not ADHD and has an average intelligence.

Kind regards,

Caroll

[Unregistered]

What is his educational diagnosis??

Did the School Distrcit dx him CAPD and Visual Impairment???

Just curious.

[Caroll]

An Audiologist dx him with CAPD and a Behavioural Optomotrist with visual impariment. (He had 3 hearing tests prior to this all normal and 2 vision tests, all 20/20 vision) He has an average IQ.

I found him one day, on the trampoline, writing with his left hand upside down, perfectly! (He was dx as Dysgraphic initially) That's when I knew something WAS wrong.

He is doing much better since AIT, but still not age appropriate.

[ambi@cox.net]

Hello Caroll,

I saw your post about your son. My son has what is called Dyspraxia. It affects mostly speech in children, however my son has global symptoms. It has affected his vision (ocularmotor dyspraxia). His delay in speech, has caused CAPD, or maybe he had it all along, we don't know. But I answered your post because I saw the hand upside down writing statement. My son also does this on very rare occassions. His Educational Psychologist said it is a result of brain injury from a stroke inutero or in infancy. My son is of average intelligence, and has had two MRI's in his life. Neither showed any brain damage. But the Ed. Psych. said it was mild enough to cause symptoms. I didn't believe him until he showed me in his medical books. My son also has perfect hearing, but the processing is off. I suggest you look at the website for childhood Apraxia. www.apraxia-kids.org or feel free to email me back. -Lynn from California

[Caroll]

Hi Lynn,

Thank you for your post. It is such a comfort to speak to other people with similar problems. I will look at the apraxia website tonight.

[kortney/owen]

I am a mother of a 9 year old 2nd grade child that has central auditory discrepency as well as dyslexia. I have him in a small public school that does not have the resources to assist him the way he needs to be. How can I help him myself? I have been to many web sites to understand this disorder but I am still unclear as how to adress this. He is extremely bright and I was forced to hold him back to repeat 1st grade due to the lack of progress made over the entire school year. I was home schooled myself as a child and also had learning disabilities. I felt I wasn't smart enough to go to school and it took years for me to recover. I am not attempting to talk anyone out of home school for everyone is different. I feel as though time is passing by and I am in a glass box watching my son struggle without the ability to help him. If anyone knows of any web sites or books I that would help me to teach my son I would greatly appreciate it. To all mothers with children of any kind of learning disability I respect and feel for you and encourage the chain of hope to be what connects us. Make sure when you look into your childs eyes they see hope reflecting back because I had a mother that showed discust when I looked at her and every child deserves to see love and hope no matter what.

[Caroll]

Hi Kortney,

I have had a long road with my son and have even gone on to study further. I have come to the conclusion that the child biggest problem lies in the class room (and this year we have an unco-operative teacher!!!)

I would firstly have a meeting with the teacher and explain the situation to her. 1) Adapt the class room, let him sit in front, ask her to touch him when she is talking, be near him when giving instructions, or at least let him see her mouth when giving instructions. Cut down white noise to a minimum.

I obviously cannot comment on your son's situation, but in my case, my son was NOT dyslexic, as he heard the words 'wrong' and therefore spellt what he heard.

One can also not go through live making exceptions for these children, you will have to teach him to adapt, but for now stick to the above.

You are already on the right track by just loving him. (I was very sad for you, a child must NEVER see disgust in a mother's eyes, but maybe your mother just did not know how to handle the situation and was more frustrated within herself)

I will delve through my 1,000's of notes on the subject and will get back to you. I am presently doing research on reflex retention (indicating CNS damage) and learning problems. You might be interested in the results later this year.

Keep well and God bless!

Caroll

[Chocolate_New_Orleans]

well, if you get me for a teacher, I, too, will be uncooperative if those are your accomodations....

You know how many IEP's I have per period? About 12-15/25-30, and guess what, every parent wants their child to sit in the front row. You know how many front row seats I have? I'll give you a hint, < 12-15

Plus I will NEVER touch a kid, even with good intentions. I'm willing to bet that even a parent like you, who wants your son to get that personal touch, would try to get a teacher fired for inappropriate behavior if your kid got mad at a teacher touching him on the shoulder.

Sounds like your child needs more services than I, as a regular education teacher, can provide. Some say that's why there are ESE classes, but in my school, ESE classes are for reading and math and science (subjects tested on our state testing) but EVERYONE remains in Social Studies (not tested. So that puts 30 kids in a class, 15 of which, needs individualized instruction. Sorry, I'm a geography teacher, not a miracle worker. I truly resent when parents come in and try to start pointing fingers at me for not being able to individually accomodate for their 1 out of 30.

[Kortney/mother]

Carroll,
Thank you for the advise you gave me concerning my last post. This is very new to me and I will take all information presented to me into consideration for Owen's sake. I believe we want for our chilren to become self suficient adults and to enjoy life. I do believe Owen will rise above this hurtle in his life and come out shining, that is just his personality. I would love to have all info. you have on this and how to teach him. My school has admitted they are alittle confused as what to do. We have considered moving to a district that can assist Owen and offer a solution to his disability. What do you think?

In regards to Mr. Chocolate,
I don't believe you was responding to my thread, but I put a great deal of respect into the teachers who at all attempts to help educate my son. I am in a school dist. that has very little funding for these situations and the school its self has said they are unclear as how to educate Owen. I am working closely with them in this matter as well as with my other two children that attend this school. I have a gifted child in 5th grade reading at an eighth grade level, so I of course would love to see him get the education he deserves as well. But, he is enjoying school and very much wants to just be a kid and have fun, so my school using their IEP resources on my son that struggles is more important than on a son who is doing awsome and has no difficulties. I mean this in the kindest manner, that is who I am. And this of course is my opinion and i would never want my (5th grade) son to become bred with school and for them to over look it either. But priority for me and my school lies in the lap of a 9 year old boy that for every reason should have given up on education, goes to school every day and is ready for what ever they throw at him and he only is offered 1 hour a day of group help. I just want to know from someone who has been thru this or in the education department as what the rights are for my son with capd and dyslexia. Is he entitled to one on one help at the school is there a method I can use to help him. I am not a parent that sits on the side lines and watches I am willing to work every day to help his teachers, the school, and of course Owen when it comes to this matter. Mr. Chocolate he is so smart it is just as though he can't get it out of his head they was other kids do. Please don't judge me for wanting to help him I do believe all kids deserve the best education there is, my goodness this is America. Do you understand my frustration or am I not aproaching this correctly?

[Unregistered]

No, you made yourself perfectly clear. Chocolate is just an idiot who trolls message boards loooking to insult kids with disabilities and their parents.
Read some of his post, he claims to be a teacher.....however, he is way too illiterate!

[Caroll]

Hi Kortney,

Sorry about only replying now, I am busy with mid term exams. I have not had a chance to sift through my papers, (which I will fax or scan and email privately, I think) but I will get back to you.

In the mean time, here are some web sites that explain the condition. It is important that the people working with Owen know how to approach him. (Thank God we can still touch children on the shoulders here without it being an inappropriate place:o.) Please read these articles with an open mind, take what it useful and pertinent and discard what you do not need, Remember your child is an individual and not everything will apply to him.

http://www.mental-health-matters.com/articles/article.php?artID=792

http://www.aability.com/qaudandld.htm

http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/voice/auditory.asp

You might also want to read: 'Too loud, too bright, too fast, too tight' by Heller, who herself was sensory defensive. I hold seminars here on Dr Rick Lavoie's video, 'How difficult can it be' Try and see that one too, for an all over idea of what kids with learning problems go through.

Keep well.

[Unregistered]

Carol,
Thank you again for any info you are willing to provide. We have been working with Owen all summer and i do see small improvements which i am very proud of. I will look at the web sites you provided and take all info into consideration i definately will keep an open mind i am open to anything that could show results in his learning technique. I don't want to put my personal e-mail on here so i would rather just talk thru here for now due to people like chocolate. lol I have really been doing a lot of research so all info you have is a bonus. Thanks again!!!!